‘Awesome’ Cinnamon Applesauce Cake

This ‘Awesome’ Cinnamon Applesauce Cake is exactly what I needed to kick off the season this Autumn! Are you ready to *swoon and sniff* baked, scented apple and cinnamon aromas swirling around your cozy, little home?

Let me tell you, THIS moist luscious ‘cake’….It’s BEYOND magnificent!

So, don’t mind me…..While I sit here and eat this ‘Awesome’ Cinnamon Applesauce Cake with Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting while I write this post, without you here! 🙂

I hope I’m not being being rude as I stuff another bite into my mouth…yum!

Psst….Wish you were here though!!! Otherwise, I might eat all of it. Luckily, I had friends to share it with. 🙂

Instructions

Cake

Beat softened butter, brown sugar, and vanilla with an electric mixer at high speed until pale and fluffy, 2 to 3 minutes.

Add eggs 1 at a time, beating well after each addition, then beat in applesauce.

At low speed, mix in flour mixture until just combined, then stir in walnuts or raisins if using.

Spread batter evenly in pan and bake until golden-brown and a wooden pick inserted into center comes out clean, 35-40 minutes.

Cool in pan 15 minutes. Run a knife around edge of cake to loosen, then invert onto a plate.

Re-invert cake onto a rack to cool completely.

Frosting

Beat cream cheese, butter, and vanilla with an electric mixer at high speed until fluffy.

Slowly add in confectioners sugar and cinnamon into cream cheese mixture, then beat at medium speed until incorporated.

Spread frosting over top of cooled cake.

Keep frosted cake in fridge.

Notes

Delish!If you would like to make these into cupcakes, bake for 15 minutes at 350 degrees and double the frosting if you want to frost them generously.If baking the cake in advance, you can wrap it and freeze it until the day you need it. Leave it out to defrost and frost it up to a day in advance.